Scholarship Information
American Association of University Women Fellowship
Award: $5,000 - $12,000 for first year of graduate study
Deadline: January 10, 2008
Eligibility: Women who intend to pursue a full-time course of study in one of the designated degree programs where women’s participation traditionally has been low.
U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Berry Contact: Dr. Ellen Johnson, 706-368-5638 or ejohnson@berry.edu
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship
Award: Maximum of $50,000 per year of graduate study
Deadline: March 15, 2008
Eligibility: Senior with GPA of 3.5 or higher and plans to attend full-time graduate or professional degree program at an accredited university.
Berry Contact: Dr. Tamie Jovanelly, tjovanelly@berry.edu
Ford Predoctoral Fellowships
Award: $20,000 for Ph.D. or Sc.D. program of study
Deadline: November 16, 2007
Eligibility: U.S. citizen with evidence of superior academic achievement committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level. Membership in a group listed as underrepresented in the American professoriate is a positive factor.
Berry Contact: Dr. Clarice Ford, 706-238-7833 or cford@berry.edu
J. William Fulbright Fellowship
Award: Living costs, book and research allowances, and round-trip transportation to host country.
Deadline: October 19, 2007
Eligibility: U.S. citizen with B.A. degree or equivalent, in good health, and has sufficient proficiency in the written and spoken language of the host country.
Berry Contact: Dr.Christy Snider , 706-368-5652 or csnider@berry.edu
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Award: Maximum of $7,500 annually for undergraduate study
Deadline: January 31, 2008
Eligibility: Junior or senior with outstanding potential and intent to pursue a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. Must have a GPA of at least a “B” and be in the upper fourth of his or her class. U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Berry Contact: Dr. Eric McDowell, 706-236-1745 or emcdowell@berry.edu
Hertz Fellowship
Award: $28,000 plus cost of education annually toward the Ph.D.
Deadline: November 2, 2007
Eligibility: U.S. citizens and permanent residents who will have a bachelor’s degree in physics, chemistry, applied math, engineering or computer science at the start of the fellowship and willing to make skills available to the U.S. in time of national emergency. Apply as a senior.
Berry Contact: Dr. Paul Wallace, 706-236-2299 or pwallace@berry.edu
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
Award: Average new award of $42,106 for tuition and stipend
Deadline: October 6, 2007
Eligibility: Undergraduate students of superior academic ability who have not yet completed their first year of graduate study and who intend to pursue a doctoral or master’s degree in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. Selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise.
Berry Contact: Dr. Matthew Stanard, 706-290-2157 or mstanard@berry.edu
James Madison Memorial Fellowship
Award: Up to $24,000
Deadline: March 1st of each year
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who demonstrate a commitment to civic responsibilities and to professional and collegial activities and who qualify for admission with graduate standing at an accredited U.S. university that offers a qualifying master’s degree program. Applicants must be committed to teaching American history, American government, and/or social studies full time in grades 7-12.
Berry Contact: Dr. Peter Lawler, 706-233-4085 or plawler@berry.edu
George C. Marshall Scholarship
Award: University fees, cost of living expenses, annual book grant, and other associated costs
Deadline: Early October
Eligibility: U.S. citizens who hold a first degree from an accredited four-year college in the U.S. with a minimum GPA of 3.7.
Berry Contact: Dr. Christy Snider, 706-368-5652 or csnider @berry.edu
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Award: The NSF provides three years of support for graduate study, up to $121, 500, leading to research-based masters or doctoral degrees in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering. See website for further details.
Deadline: Early November (varies with discipline)
Eligibility: U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Berry Contact: Dr. Bruce Conn, 706-236-1756 or bconn@berry.edu
Phi Kappa Phi Fellowships
Award: $5,000 annually for graduate study
Deadline: February 1, 2008
Eligibility: Senior who is a Phi Kappa Phi member or has accepted an invitation to join.
Berry Contact: Dr. Susan Conradsen, 706-236-5494 or sconradsen@berry.edu
Rhodes Scholarship
Award: Covers educational and living expenses for two or three years of post-bachelor study at Oxford University in Great Britain
Deadline: September 2007
Eligibility: U.S. citizen between the ages of 18-23 (on October 1, 2007) and earns bachelor’s degree before October 2008. Applicants should demonstrate outstanding intellectual and academic achievement (minimum 3.6 GPA), integrity of character, interest in others, leadership ability, and the energy to fully use their talents.
Berry Contact: Dr. Michael Papazian, 706-238-5901 or mpapazian@berry.edu
Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship
Award: Up to $23,000 for one year of academic study in another country
Deadline: July 15, 2007
Eligibility: Completed at least two years of college-level coursework and proficient in the language of the proposed host country. Restrictions apply to relatives of Rotarians.
Berry Contact: Dr. Martin Goldberg, 706-290-2177 or mgoldberg@berry.edu
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Award: Up to $30,000
Deadline: February 5, 2008
Eligibility: Open to juniors in the upper quarter of their class with track records in public service and leadership, who intend to enter graduate programs leading to a career in public service.
Berry Contact: Dr. Christy Snider, 706-368-5652 or csnider@berry.edu
Udall Scholarship
Award: Up to $5,000
Deadline: March 6, 2008
Eligibility: Sophomore or junior committed to a career related to the environment or in Native American health care or tribal public policy. Must have a GPA of “B” and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Berry Contact: TBA
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship
(Thomas Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship)
Award: Tuition, room, board and mandatory fees during the junior and senior years of college and first year of graduate study.
Deadline: February 9, 2008
Eligibility: U.S. citizen and a sophomore with a GPA of 3.2 or higher with outstanding leadership skills, academic achievement, and demonstrate financial need. Must commit to pursuing a master’s degree in international studies at one of the graduate schools participating in the program.
Berry Contact: Dr. Kirsten Rafferty, 706-368-5681 or krafferty@berry.edu